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This photograph depicted a ventral view of a cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus, which had been infected 90-days before with the helminth, Echinococcus multilocularis. From this view, you can see the great abdominal distension that had resulted from this parasitic infection.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Elvio Herbert Sadun, ScD
Creation Date: 1956
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